Difference between revisions of "Language/Zarma/Vocabulary/Talk-About-Time"
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|Wednesday after next | |Wednesday after next | ||
|Alarba beene | |Alarba beene | ||
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|hunkuna | |hunkuna | ||
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|subasi yongo, a cella fa | |subasi yongo, a cella fa | ||
|4 days hence | |4 days hence | ||
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|a cin fo da zaari hinka Dosso | |a cin fo da zaari hinka Dosso | ||
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|a na wone no ay se za jirbi way | |a na wone no ay se za jirbi way | ||
|he gave me this ten days ago | |he gave me this ten days ago | ||
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|habu | |habu | ||
Revision as of 23:02, 31 May 2022
| English | Zarma |
| this Wednesday, Wednesday of this week | Alarba wo |
| next Wednesday, this coming Wednesday | Alarba kan ga kaa |
| next Wednesday | hine Alarba |
| last Wednesday | Alarba kan bu |
| Wednesday after next | Alarba beene |
| hunkuna | today |
| bi | yesterday |
| bi fo | usually day before yesterday, but may be another yesterday |
| bifo hendi; bifo yongo | the day before bifo, that is, usually 3 day ago |
| za jirbi hinza | since 3 days, 3 days ago |
| suba | tomorrow |
| subasi | day after tomorrow (lit. not tomorrow) |
| subasi hendi; subasi yongo | the day next after subasi, that is 3 days hence |
| subasi yongo, a cella fa | 4 days hence |
| a cin fo da zaari hinka Dosso | I spent two days and one night in Dosso |
| zaari hinka a mana di a | I haven't seen him for two days |
| a jirbi hinka ay mana di a | I haven't seen him for two days |
| a na wone no ay se za jirbi way | he gave me this ten days ago |
| habu | week (also: market) |
| habu wo | this week |
| habu kan bu | last week |
| hino habu | next week; next market |
| habu beene | week after next |